diff --git a/templates/default/docker.service.erb b/templates/default/docker.service.erb
index 90d28ae37b..16c33da6c4 100644
--- a/templates/default/docker.service.erb
+++ b/templates/default/docker.service.erb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Type=simple
 Environment="HTTP_PROXY=<%= node['docker']['http_proxy'] %>"
 <% end -%>
 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1
-ExecStart=<%= node['docker']['install_dir'] %>/docker -d<%= node['docker']['bind_socket'] ? " -H #{node['docker']['bind_socket']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['bind_uri'] ? " -H #{node['docker']['bind_uri']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['container_init_type'] ? ' -r=false' : '' %><%= node['docker']['options'] ? " #{node['docker']['options']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['storage_driver'] ? " -s #{node['docker']['storage_driver']}" : '' %>
+ExecStart=<%= node['docker']['install_dir'] %>/docker -d<%= node['docker']['bind_socket'] ? " -H #{node['docker']['bind_socket']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['bind_uri'] ? " -H #{node['docker']['bind_uri']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['container_init_type'] ? ' -r=false' : '' %><%= node['docker']['options'] ? " #{node['docker']['options']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['storage_driver'] ? " -s #{node['docker']['storage_driver']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['exec_driver'] ? " -e #{node['docker']['exec_driver']}" : '' %>
 Restart=on-failure
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/templates/default/docker.sysconfig.erb b/templates/default/docker.sysconfig.erb
index 768fa4d7b1..7ce6740dd9 100644
--- a/templates/default/docker.sysconfig.erb
+++ b/templates/default/docker.sysconfig.erb
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ DOCKER_OPTS="$DOCKER_OPTS <%= node['docker']['options'] %>"
 <% if node['docker']['storage_driver'] -%>
 DOCKER_OPTS="$DOCKER_OPTS -s <%= node['docker']['storage_driver'] %>"
 <% end -%>
+<% if node['docker']['exec_driver'] -%>
+DOCKER_OPTS="$DOCKER_OPTS -e <%= node['docker']['exec_driver'] %>"
+<% end -%>
 
 # If you need Docker to use an HTTP proxy, it can also be specified here.
 <% if node['docker']['http_proxy'] -%>
diff --git a/templates/default/sv-docker-run.erb b/templates/default/sv-docker-run.erb
index 3cb59195a7..9839b0a3a1 100644
--- a/templates/default/sv-docker-run.erb
+++ b/templates/default/sv-docker-run.erb
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ exec 2>&1
 <% if node['docker']['http_proxy'] -%>
 export HTTP_PROXY=<%= node['docker']['http_proxy'] %>
 <% end -%>
-exec <%= node['docker']['install_dir'] %>/docker -d<%= node['docker']['bind_socket'] ? " -H #{node['docker']['bind_socket']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['bind_uri'] ? " -H #{node['docker']['bind_uri']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['container_init_type'] ? ' -r=false' : '' %><%= node['docker']['options'] ? " #{node['docker']['options']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['storage_driver'] ? " -s #{node['docker']['storage_driver']}" : '' %>
+exec <%= node['docker']['install_dir'] %>/docker -d<%= node['docker']['bind_socket'] ? " -H #{node['docker']['bind_socket']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['bind_uri'] ? " -H #{node['docker']['bind_uri']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['container_init_type'] ? ' -r=false' : '' %><%= node['docker']['options'] ? " #{node['docker']['options']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['storage_driver'] ? " -s #{node['docker']['storage_driver']}" : '' %><%= node['docker']['exec_driver'] ? " -e #{node['docker']['exec_driver']}" : '' %>